Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

★ The Ash Garden

By Dennis Bock

When the scientists of the Manhattan Project detonated the first atomic bomb in New Mexico in 1945, they were afraid the bomb might set off an uncontrollable chain reaction. When Dennis Bock audaciously opens his ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Flashforward

By Robert J. Sawyer

Toronto science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer has made a name for himself by finding intriguing premises and relentlessly pursuing their repercussions. With Flashforward he does this again and does it well. In Sawyer’s latest ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Hemingway Caper

By Eric Wright

Eric Wright’s Toronto-based sleuth Joe Barley, a college English instructor and private eye (both part-time), makes a welcome second appearance just in time for the summer reading season. While Barley’s days are mostly occupied attempting ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Stringer

By Fred F. Langan

Canadian journalist Fred F. Langan's debut novel, The Stringer, takes the reader into the heart of Montreal during the tense months leading up to the imposition of the War Measures Act. Only Montreal could provide ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels